AirNav: 16W - Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport

16W

Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport
Starbuck, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	16W
Lat/Long:	46-35-02.2000N 118-00-12.9000W 46-35.036667N 118-00.215000W 46.5839444,-118.0035833 (estimated)
Elevation:	681 ft. / 207.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of STARBUCK, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99136

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALWr008/32.1		WALLA WALLA VOR/DME		116.40		14E
PUWr240/32.6		PULLMAN VOR/DME		117.15		20E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3400 x 50 ft. / 1036 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel, in poor condition PORTIONS OF RY SFC ROUGH AND SOFT. GRVL DOESN'T COMPACT WELL.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	46-35.038952N	46-35.032942N
Longitude:	118-00.620458W	117-59.809028W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	072 magnetic, 091 true	252 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	12 ft. road, 25 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear	262 ft. hill, 4200 ft. from runway, 420 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION 7702 TERMINAL STREET SW TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264 Phone 800-552-0666 800 NUMBER FOR WA STATE CALLS ONLY.
Manager:	G. PAUL WOLF 7702 TERMINAL STREET SW TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264 Phone (360) 618-2477

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 25/month *
100%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT LCTD IN CANYON; ROLLING TERRAIN 700-800' SOUTH RISING TO 750'; CANYON WALL 800' SOUTH RISES STEEPLY TO 1800+'; NORTH WALL RISES TO 1600+'.
-	RY MARKED WITH REFLECTORS DURING DATES ARPT IS OPEN.
-	FOR ACFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CTC WA STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 800-258-5990.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	CTC WA STATE AVIATION DIVISION 360-709-8015 OR 1-800-552-0666 WA AREA FOR FACILITY INFO PRIOR TO USE.
-	PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON & INVOF RY.
-	CK DENSITY ALTITUDE.
-	HIGH TERRAIN SURROUNDS ARPT.
-	STRONG WNDS POSSIBLE INSIDE CANYON.
-	DO NOT LAND IF SNOW PRESENT ON RY. NO WINTER SNOW REMOVAL OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (32 nm S)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KLWS - Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (43 nm E)
KPSC - Tri-Cities Airport (50 nm W)
KRLD - Richland Airport (56 nm W)

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Area around 16W (Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:13	12:13
Sunrise	05:46	12:46
Sunset	19:53	02:53
Evening civil twilight	20:26	03:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 13:54:20
Local (UTC-7)	25-Apr-2024 06:54:20

METAR

KALW 31nm S	251253Z 20011KT 10SM BKN110 10/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01000044
KPUW 38nm E	251253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 OVC075 08/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00780022
KLWS 43nm E	251256Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM FEW080 BKN120 07/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00721006 $
KPSC 50nm W	251253Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01060056

TAF

KALW 31nm S	251120Z 2512/2612 18009KT P6SM OVC080 FM251700 21009KT P6SM OVC050 FM260000 20010KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM260500 18009KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100
KPUW 38nm E	251130Z 2512/2612 23005KT P6SM FEW040 SCT070 FM252300 26009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 2600/2601 4SM -RA BR BKN030 FM260100 26010KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 BKN045 FM260600 25006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 FM261000 22007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020

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